Heating apparatus.



A. W. K. DOWNES.

HEATING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED OCT. l4, x913.

Patented June 20, 1916. I

starts ARTHUR W. K. JDQWNES, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HEATING- APPARATUS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, ARTHUR W. K.

Specification of Letters Patent.

lDowNEs, a citizen of the United States, re-

siding at Chicago, in the county of Cook lPatented June 209, T916.

Application filed October 14, 1913. Serial N0.'795,068.

which is located a Bunsen burner 14 which receives its fuel-supply through the tube 15. The burner li'may be of any approved type and may be adapted to burn gas, oil or other fluid fuel. The dome of the vessel 11 has connected therewith a tubular IT-fitting 16, which is detachably connected, by means of plant; and my primary object-is to providev heating-apparatus of simple and inexpensive construction adapted for economic operation in situations of the character referred to; y a

The invention is illustrated in its preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawing, in which 1 Figure 1 represents aside elevational view of heating-apparatus constructed in accordance with my invention; and Fig 2, an end elevational view of the same. a

In the illustration given, A represents a radiator; B, a stand on which the radiator is supported; and C, a steam or vapor generator disposed below the radiator and con nected therewith.

The radiator may be of the usual construction, comprising coils or sections 1, which are in communication at their lower ends, as indicated at 2. The end sections of the radiator are equipped with feet 3 which rest in bearings or sockets 4 with which the stand B is equipped. The stand B comprises a rectangular lower frame 5 mounted on casters 6; and standards 7 rising from the corners of the horizontal frame 5. The corner uprights 7 are connected by cross-pieces 8 which may comprise castings fitted on the upper ends of thecorner uprights 7. The stand may be composed of tubes ri 'dly connected by fittings, as shown. he radiator is secured on the a union 17 with the loweriend of the adj a cent section of the radiator. The upper end of the T-fittin'g is equipped with a plugvalve 18, which may be opened to admit water supplied through a small funnel 19. The vessel 11 is shown equipped with a pressure-gage 20, a safety-valve 21, and a sight water-gage 22. V

In use, the apparatus is partially filled with water, say to the level indicated by the line 23, after which the valve 18 is closed. The fire is lighted and the air is allowed to pass from the radiator through a vent 24.

The steam generated passes through the union 1? of the radiator, and any condensation occurring in the radiator runs back into the vessel 11. The pressure-gage and safety-valve may be dispensed with, if desired, as the system ordinarily works at very low pressure.

The eiiiciency of the apparatus is high, all heat generated being used in the room. The heat generated at the burner is quickly absorbed by the water and is iven out at the radiator, being equably di used in the room. Moreover, the device is easily lighted and requires little or no attention in operation. It will be noted that the same water is used over and over again, so that there is no objectionable deposition of sediment on the bottom of the vessel 11. A further advantage incident tothis type of heating apparatus is that it renders unnecessary, in many situations, the installation of an expensive heating-plant, involving the use of stand B by means of'loops or straps 9 which.

pass about the connections 2 between the end coils and adjacent coils and have their tit tom 12 to a 0rd a skirt or housing 13 within house-piping. Apparatus of the character described may be usefully employed for heating garages, houses and offices not equipped with more elaborate steam or hot water plants. In mild climates, such apparatus will answer every purpose, and even in very cold climates where fluid fuel can be cheaply obtained, the apparatus is highly economical, as well as cheap of insulation and easy of operation. In some localities it may be desirable to use the improved heating apparatus as an auxiliary to a more elabcrate heating-plant, for fall and spring use. The generator (3 is suspended by the union 1? and T-connection 16. The parts may be readily disassembled; and for ship ping purposes, the generator may be packed within the frame or stand B.

The foregoing detailed description is given for clearness of understanding only, and no. undue limitation should be understood therefrom.

What I regard as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is In a device of the character described, the combination of a radiator comprising a series of coils, an end coil having a single threaded opening near the lower end thereof, a stand supporting said radiator at an elevation from the floor, a vapor generator comprising a cylindrical boiler and a ARTHUR W. K. DOWNES.

In the presence of NELLIE B. DEARBORN, LILLIAN HOLZHALB. 

